My New System
Jul 16, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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My New System
Finally got it all installed and it only took me two days with the help of a friend, thanks jan
There was alot more wiring and programming than I was expecting but it was all worth it. I used an adapter that allowed me to retain my factory steering wheel controls. It was tough to wire and program but definatly worth the time and effort. This things works great as well.
Alpine Head Unit
Ipod with Alpine adapter. This thing is awesome. You can control all the functions from the alpine screen and it is super fast and works flawlessly.
I didnt get many pics of the speakers before they went in, i think the heat was getting to me or something. I went with alpine RS6.5 Components in the front, and the RS5.25 Components in the rear. They give you several mounting options for the tweeters and I decided to mount the front ones where the stock bose units were which worked out really well, and the rears are mounted in the center of the speaker, kinda like a two way design but they are components. There arent alot of places to stick crossovers in these things so the two huge front ones are inside the console where the factory sub was, and the rears are stuck to the inside of the door panel with double sided 3m tape.
Optima Red top, 1/0 wire to a distrubution block in near the amps, and then 4 guage to each amp. Also 1/0 for ground to a distribution block then 4 guage to the amps.
Few Torn Apart Pics
And finally for my suede amp rack. I found some faux suede at the fabric store(felt really fruity there) but it matches pretty much perfectly. I just stapled it to a piece of MDF and put it behind the rear seats. There was plenty of room for the amps, and they are not up against the seats either so they will be able to breathe. This turned out really nice and allowed me to hide all the wires very well. The amps are Kicker ZX1000.1 and ZX650.4 to power the subs and the doors. The subs are going to be 8 inch L7's that will be downfiring under the seat. There was a mix up in shipping so the box is a few days away. I cant wait!
There was alot more wiring and programming than I was expecting but it was all worth it. I used an adapter that allowed me to retain my factory steering wheel controls. It was tough to wire and program but definatly worth the time and effort. This things works great as well.
Alpine Head Unit
Ipod with Alpine adapter. This thing is awesome. You can control all the functions from the alpine screen and it is super fast and works flawlessly.
I didnt get many pics of the speakers before they went in, i think the heat was getting to me or something. I went with alpine RS6.5 Components in the front, and the RS5.25 Components in the rear. They give you several mounting options for the tweeters and I decided to mount the front ones where the stock bose units were which worked out really well, and the rears are mounted in the center of the speaker, kinda like a two way design but they are components. There arent alot of places to stick crossovers in these things so the two huge front ones are inside the console where the factory sub was, and the rears are stuck to the inside of the door panel with double sided 3m tape.
Optima Red top, 1/0 wire to a distrubution block in near the amps, and then 4 guage to each amp. Also 1/0 for ground to a distribution block then 4 guage to the amps.
Few Torn Apart Pics
And finally for my suede amp rack. I found some faux suede at the fabric store(felt really fruity there) but it matches pretty much perfectly. I just stapled it to a piece of MDF and put it behind the rear seats. There was plenty of room for the amps, and they are not up against the seats either so they will be able to breathe. This turned out really nice and allowed me to hide all the wires very well. The amps are Kicker ZX1000.1 and ZX650.4 to power the subs and the doors. The subs are going to be 8 inch L7's that will be downfiring under the seat. There was a mix up in shipping so the box is a few days away. I cant wait!
Could you come up North and do my system?